Pieces of Me

There is a piece of me, left in that little town, a square of friendly faces, 
where furrowed brows of no one famous, work to make their dollars stretch 
not far beneath the white crowned peaks ...

There is a piece of me, left in that old house, tall and proud
Beneath the sun in fields of green ...where horses ran...
A piece of me, still holds the reins and feels the wind against my skin ...

There is a piece of me, in that old school
Miss Marmalade.....(she had red hair), a voice of velvet, soft and sure
Her breathless verse of morning stars of Keats and Frost, 
and unchecked tears...and clandestine trysts with old Shakespeare

There is a piece of me, reclining under the elms,  
where a broken heart still casts a spell
A letterman jacket,  of dark gold wool, his leather sleeves, steel blue eyes, ...
skies of love, and holding hands, football teams, and autumn leaves


There is a piece of me, that I still keep within my heart..
        .....within my sleep.......within my dreams




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Carrillo Avatar
April 14, 2013 at 10:14 AM
Carrie; I loved your poem, for some reason - it brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me of of the days I was in High School. Thanks for sharing with us - pieces of you. God bless you. Lucilla
Macfarlane Avatar
March 17, 2013 at 3:14 PM
And a piece of you forever here on the soup.....excellent write! Congrats on your win! Hugs
A   Avatar
March 16, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Carrie, this is a nice winning poem... many congrats on this wonder piece of piece.. ;-) always~ PD
Ober Avatar
March 15, 2013 at 1:58 PM
Wonderful, Carrie! I love the idea of pieces of each of us being left behind in our hometowns, in places where we learned and loved. (Keats is my favourite poet, so I appreciated that reference too!). This is going into my favourites.
Johnson Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 7:25 PM
Really nice Carrie. as always. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
Jerden Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 6:43 PM
Free verse done right! I really liked this one, Carrie! Congratulations on the win!
Seal Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 5:43 PM
Congratulations Carrie, I had not seen this before now, is beautiful, a great idea you had here. Thanks for your comments on mine, Regards Richard
Jones Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 3:40 PM
Really nice Carrie. Congratulations
Guzzi Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 2:37 PM
And dreams can be so real! Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
Gildersleeve Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 2:17 PM
Carrie congratulation on your win. Nicely done. Warm Smiles, Connie
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Many congratulations, once more Carrie,we do leave pieces of us in places in a way don't we xx
Flach Avatar
March 12, 2013 at 6:07 PM
Nicely done Carrie! I just took a look at the available contests and this one spoke to me, so I just wrote my entry titled ... guess what? ... "Pieces of Me". Seems great minds (yours) also think alike not so great minds (mind). I love the way you have with words. Each poem you write takes a piece of envy from me. Good luck in the contest - but regardless, this is a nice PIECE of work. Joe
Andresen Avatar
March 12, 2013 at 3:42 PM
It's true ... We leave some pieces of us here and there. - Well written, Carrie! - Good luck in the contest! - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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